an elementary school in newtown, shopping mall in oregon, house of worship in wisconsin, a movie theater in colorado, countless street corners in places like chicago and philadelphia. any of these neighborhoods could be our own. we have to come together and we are going to have to take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this from happening. >>> the president asked each american to extend a hand to families in their own communities who have lost loved ones to violence. as developments continue to unfold in connecticut you can receive urgent updates by downloading the free abc 7 news smart phone app. you should opt for the push notifications. we have updates on twitter as well. please follow on news bay area and the web team is sending out updates as well. you can sign up for the breaking news letter at abc7news.com. >>> up next, new calls for gun control as people struggle with the tragedy in connecticut others are think being how to prevent it from happening again. the scene in connecticut is all too familiar in columbine, colorado. residents there are reaching out to peopl